Christmas (Low EP)

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Christmas
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EP by
Low
ReleasedNovember 16th 1999
Genre Indie rock, Slowcore
Length29:45
LanguageEnglish
Label Kranky
Low chronology
Secret Name
(1999)
Christmas
(1999)
Bombscare EP
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
NME 9/10 [3]
PopMatters 8/10 [4]

Christmas is an EP by the indie rock band Low. It was released in 1999 on Kranky. A Christmas album, it was released as a gift to fans. In 2013, the A.V. Club's Josh Modell described it as "the religious album even heathens can love". [5]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Just Like Christmas" – 3:08
  2. "Long Way Around the Sea" – 4:38
  3. "The Little Drummer Boy" – 4:52
  4. "If You Were Born Today (Song for Little Baby Jesus)" – 4:50
  5. "Blue Christmas" – 3:22
  6. "Silent Night" – 4:23
  7. "Taking Down the Tree" – 2:44
  8. "One Special Gift" – 1:48

"If You Were Born Today (Song For Little Baby Jesus)"

"If You Were Born Today (Song For Little Baby Jesus)"
Single by Low
Released1997
Genre indie rock
Label Wurlitzer Jukebox
Songwriter(s) Alan Sparhawk
Low singles chronology
"'Transmission (EP)'"
(1996)
"If You Were Born Today (Song For Little Baby Jesus)"
(1997)
"'Songs for a Dead Pilot'"
(1997)

"If You Were Born Today (Song For Little Baby Jesus)" was released as a 7-inch single from the EP with "Blue Christmas" as a B-side.

No.TitleLength
1."If You Were Born Today" (Song For Little Baby Jesus) 
2."Blue Christmas" 

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